Doc: Update Git docs

- Git Branches view now shows the differences between
  local branch and origin
- The + button in Git Branches adds a branch

Task-number: QTCREATORBUG-30209
Change-Id: I75909c7c196b0fd81ca38749e456bc80187b822d
Reviewed-by: Orgad Shaneh <orgads@gmail.com>
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Leena Miettinen
2024-02-28 14:51:26 +01:00
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\section2 Working with Branches
To work with Git branches, select \uicontrol {Branches}. The
\uicontrol {Git Branches} sidebar view shows the checked out
branch in bold and underlined in the list of branches.
\uicontrol {Git Branches} view shows a list of branches, as well
as the differences between your local branches and their origin.
The branch you checked out is shown in bold and underlined.
\image qtcreator-vcs-gitbranch.png {Git Branches sidebar view}
\image qtcreator-git-branches.webp {Git Branches view}
Old entries and tags are filtered out of the list of branches
by default. To include them, select \inlineimage icons/filtericon.png
@@ -332,6 +333,20 @@
To refresh the list of branches, select \inlineimage icons/reload_gray.png
(\uicontrol Refresh).
\section3 Adding Branches
To create a new tracking or non-tracking branch, select
\inlineimage icons/plus.png.
\image qtcreator-git-add-branch.webp {Add Branch dialog}
To check out the branch when creating it, select
\uicontrol {Checkout new branch}.
To track the selected branch, select \uicontrol {Track local branch}.
\section3 Managing Branches
The context menu for a branch has the following functions:
\table